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Sunday, August 4, 2013

Fascinating Facts About Trees

A list of some fascinating facts about trees.

I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast…

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I guess many of us know this classic poem by Joyce Kilmer about a tree. But how much do you know about trees?

Here are some interesting facts you may not have known about trees.

* Are you familiar with Sugar maples– these trees produce about 3 gallon of sap daily. However, it takes 40 gallons of sap just to make one gallon of delicious maple syrup!

* Do you know that a coast redwood tree more than 360 feet high is the world’s tallest tree. It can be found in California.

* Researches have shown that patients who look at trees from their hospital room windows be likely to recover from their illness a lot quicker. This only proves that trees can be a major factor of the healing process for people.

* If you can‘t bear the hot and humid atmosphere summer brings, then grab some shade from an oak or elm tree. The cooling effect these shade trees equals that of what five air conditioners give!

* At 400 feet into the ground, a Wild Fig Tree in South Africa holds the world’s record for the deepest roots.

* Would you believe that a birch tree, when fully mature can actually produce about a million seeds in a year.

* For those who are involve in Tree Conservation. Start recycling a ton of paper so that you can save one acre of trees.

* Do you know that the bristlecone pines that is widespread in the Western Coast of the United States do hold the record for the world’s oldest trees. Many of them are more than 4,500 years old.

* Have you seen a “flying seed?” a cottonweed seed bears tiny white hairs that helps in keeping the seed in in flight for several days.

* “An heir of a tree”, yes.. There is a White Oak in Athens, Georgia who inherited a 64 square feet land in a will! Believe it or Not..

* A tree from Malaysia, Albizzia falcata is the world’s fastest growing tree. So fast growing that it grows more than 2 centimeter every day!

* If the Albizzia falcata is the fastest growing tree, the Oak trees could be deemed the most patient, these trees have to wait 20 years before they start producing acorns.

* The world’s largest forests, covering almost 3 billion acres can be found in northern Russia.

32 comments:

  1. There are a lot of fascinating facts about trees. This is an informative post and i can relate the most on tress as used by patients to recover from their illness. This is true especially if you are having headache of too much working on the computer, you feel that your eyes were strained, try staring on a tree especially on its green leaves, you will easily be healed.:)

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  2. I learned so many things here papaleng. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Very interesting facts about trees here. Never thought that trees have healing powers too.. hmm...

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  4. The poem reminds me of my typing class in college hehehe. Oh I tho8ught it was in Africa and I was wrong, Russia pala.

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  5. oh, i love redwoods ( tallest), sequoia ( biggest ), bristlecone ( oldest), oak, pines, hahaha, all the trees I love :) I used to climb tree a lot when I was younger and jump from a branch to the river, miss those days!

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  6. thank you for this "tree hug" papaleng!

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  7. Hehe, pinaka tallest pa din po idol yun beanstalk tree ni jack,lol!

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  8. One of the reason why I don't print my cases and review notes in papers is because I want to save the trees. Kaya nga online and on the iPad kadalasan ang mga notes ko. :D

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  9. I that poem about the tree! It is one of the first poem that i memorized since I was a child until now :-) I love trees and hope that we would all work hard to preserve them

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  10. I remeber this poen waaaaayyy back in High school, I remeber my english teacher you gave us 75 I think. I am back in memorizing kasi.

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  11. I happen to visit Southwest of Cebu. There are lots of trees, all in different age and shape: http://codedincantation.com/blog/2013/09/25/trip-to-badian/

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  12. Actually the process of recycling paper requires a machine, right? What common household folks can do to preserve resources if to reuse paper.

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  13. i love trees, in fact, one of my bucket lists in life is to be able to see a very large tree and be "lost" in a forest.haha. no kid! when we went to palawan, near the underground river, i really enjoyed the jungle experience:)

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  14. i love trees! in fact it is included in my bucket list that id be able to see a very huge tree and have a picture with its trunk:) kidding aside i enjoy the idea of being lost in a forest. when we went to palawan, near the UG river, i really enjoyed the jungle of that place:)

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  15. I knew it! Yung sa Russia na trivia. Kasi nga malawak area nila kaya maraming forest lands.

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  16. Seeing trees are just so refreshing that it cools the atmosphere and relaxes the mind.

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  17. I am not so familiar with trees but I love them and in fact we have trees around our house because it is more pleasant and cool to have those around the house.

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  18. I got interested about Albizzia Falacata that grows fastest that you mention found in Malaysia.

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  19. Some of these tree facts I already knew. And some are added to my tons of knowledge. While I was reading your facts presented, I scrutinizing them to find an info about the shortest living tree ever recorded. But I find none.

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  20. trees are indeed nice to look at. They make a person calm and relaxed...which happens to me all the time when I look at them. :D

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  21. Hospitals should have clear glass and be surrounded with trees!

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  22. I have learned a lot from this post! Trees have a lot of fascinating facts aside from those what is being thought in school. :) Nakakatuwa naman

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  23. This is awesome. My kids love this kind of stuff.

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  24. I'm always fascinated with your interesting facts papaleng. I had a lot fun reading the facts about trees. Keep it up.

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  25. Really informative on my part because some that I knew of...and some just now. Thanks for this article.

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  26. Maybe the reason why the tree got to inherit the land is to ensure that it will not be disturbed and uprooted from its place ever.

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  27. BALITE TREE, the so called haunted three in the Philippines. Hehehehehe..so interesting reading your post papaleng.

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  28. Carl: Lots of learning about Trees. Thank you fro this educational trivia. Birch Tree - it's everybody's milk :-)

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  29. I love that poem so much.

    Anyway, I really appreciate you sharing this facts. I've learned a lot and was actually fascinated.

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  30. Ohhh that poem! I recited it when I was Elementary :D I actually won the contest ^_^ Thanks for the new knowledge about trees :)

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  31. I remember that poem too! It's been glued on my mind since I learned it in school. Anyway, trees are really magnificent creations. They provide almost everything we'll ever need -- oxygen, food, shelter, even water (coconut). I just wish everyone will realize how important they are and would treasure them instead of cutting them down for profit.

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  32. True, trees have healing power, I mentioned this in my post ( http://www.mitchryan23.com/benefits-of-outdoor-exercise/).

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